InQuizative - Chap. 15: Foreign Policy

How many permanent members are there on the United Nations Security Council?

5 - China, France, Russia, the United Kingdom, and the United States were the major powers at the time of the UN's creation.

Which of the following organizations or agreements are primarily oriented around free trade?

Correct: - World Trade Organization Incorrect: - International Monetary Fund - North Atlantic Treaty Organization

In order to address a serious issue threatening the people of Haiti, the United States and Canada worked together to stabilize the situation for the purpose of providing aid to the people of Haiti. Which of the following foreign policy approaches is the United States following?

Correct: - internationalism - idealism - multilateralism Incorrect: - realism

Match each theory of international relations with the example that best demonstrates it.

Many countries are active on the world stage, whether militarily or through organizations such as the United Nations. => internationalism One country sends military support to help a democratic regime in another country stay in power during a military coup. => idealism The United States in the 1920s and 1930s turned away from international affairs and focused instead on internal issues. => isolationism One reason the Japanese went to war with the United States in the 1940s was to secure access to needed oil reserves. => realism

Study the graphic, and then answer the following question. The three biggest recessions in recent American history occurred in the early 1990s, the early 2000s, and, especially, from 2008 to 2010. Note the 2020 recession occurred after the data in this figure came out. How do recessions influence international trade?

Recessions decrease demand for international trade.

If you were the president of a developing country and wanted to obtain a low-interest loan to build some roads as a way of promoting trade, you might go to the ________. If, a few years later, you were facing a massive budget deficit, and it looked as if your nation might become insolvent, you might, before you were elected out of office, go to the _________ for an emergency loan.

World Bank; International Monetary Fund

Suppose that the nation of Atlantis was trying to develop the ability to manufacture nuclear weapons, and the United States did not want them to do so. Order the following possible responses the United States could use, from the one that is likely to be tried first to the one that is likely to be used only as a last resort.

diplomacy sanctions military force

Match each group, organization, or committee with the part of the United States government that it belongs to.

interest group: - American Israel Public Affairs Committee House of Representatives: - Committee on Foreign Affairs Executive Office of the President: - National Security Council Senate: - Foreign Relations Committee

From 1641 to 1853, Japan maintained a policy of (almost) never involving itself in the affairs of its neighboring countries, whether those were military conflicts or general power struggles. Skipping forward to the twentieth century, Japan began almost constantly intervening in the affairs of other states, whenever it felt that it could become more powerful and secure by doing so. Thus, Japanese foreign policy started as ______ before transitioning to a(n) ________ approach.

isolationist; realist

The best trading status that can be bestowed on another country is ________ status, which means they are receiving the ______ possible tariff rates.

most-favored-nation; lowest

The United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement is an example of a ________ ________ agreement.

multilateral trade

Watch the animation, and then match each branch of government to the war powers it has.

president: - deploy troops Congress: - control funding for the armed services - formally declare war

Which player is most dominant in establishing American foreign policy?

the president